doctor-rumack t1_j6juia4 wrote
About 15 years ago, I became a regular at the Top of the Hub for a period of time. My friends would laugh at me for going up there because it was a tourist trap with overpriced drinks, but I eventually got to know a couple of the bartenders, and I never got anything watered down. They had great jazz bands up there, and obviously the view was incredible. I thought it was the best kept secret in town.
Eventually the Pru started charging money just to take the elevator up, and I just stopped going. It closed a few years ago, but I heard they're bringing in a new bar restaurant up there to replace it.
FEdart t1_j6ktdnj wrote
The trick was to not try and get drunk at the Top of the Hub, because you'll waste a ton of money.
Top of the Hub was always an excellent way to start the night with your first drink or two with a view. Then you go somewhere cheap and dingy to get proper drunk.
3-1advantage t1_j6l6n9s wrote
“Then you go somewhere cheap and dingy” …. Now I am interested! Where?
FEdart t1_j6l8ct3 wrote
The answer to this question was Pour House. It was the cheapest place to get a drink (and food) in Back Bay IMO. But alas, it closed and I had to move out of Boston after a COVID layoff, so I don't really know a good spot anymore.
I hear Pour House is reopening from my old friends, but I kind of doubt that it will retain the old unbelievable price points it used to have.
thejosharms t1_j6ojtw1 wrote
1/2 Price Mexican on Thursday nights was our staple in our college and post-college years.
KtinaTravels t1_j6lm5n2 wrote
The Tam, for sure (if you don’t mind a bit of a walk or to hop on the T).
zwermp t1_j6mz1l2 wrote
Sissy k's dollar drafts.
Itscool-610 t1_j6kgzyw wrote
Indoor/outdoor cocktail lounge is coming this year plus restaurant and observation deck. Looks like it’s going to be a cool spot
Squaddr t1_j6lzt6e wrote
Bets on how long it takes someone to vault off the edge
effulgentelephant t1_j6lhjh1 wrote
My friends visited back in 2019, before Top closed, and we had such a fun night up there, listening to music and enjoying the views.
some1saveusnow t1_j6m2teb wrote
I went randomly for dinner once about 16 yrs ago and was taken aback by how good the food was. Drove by tonight and lamented it’s absence.
buck_II t1_j6n7gce wrote
I always too visitors there. Why pay admission to the observatory when you can have a martini at the bar?
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